FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Hamlet
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Ophelia and Laertes
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Claudius
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius is a counsellor to the new king and queen. He is Ophelia and Laertes’ father. Laertes is the only son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. He leaves Denmark to study in Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -Laertes passionately pursues revenge, and Ophelia feels so struck with grief that she goes mad. At the same time, Polonius reveals himself to be a far from perfect father. He sends Reynaldo to spy on his son, and he uses his daughter as bait to trick Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius, fictional character, councillor to King Claudius and the father of Ophelia and Laertes in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet (written c. 1599–1601). He is especially known for his maxim-filled speech (“Neither a borrower nor a lender be”).
Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius is the Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’ court. He is also the father of Ophelia and Laertes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Generally regarded as wrong in every judgment he makes over the course of the play, Polonius is described by William Hazlitt as a “sincere” father, but also “a busy-body, [who] is accordingly officious, garrulous, and impertinent".